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<blockquote data-quote="TIMN" data-source="post: 5662910" data-attributes="member: 106937"><p>My point is simply we all have a right to judge the product of our leaders work and if that product is not satisfactory criticize the work. Nothing wrong with being critical of Hoffa’s work if you believe it to be warranted. To say he or anyone else “sold us out” is to say he intentionally negotiated poor contracts for personal gain which he did not. Quite frankly, he was not actually overly involved in day to day negotiations with UPS. That job belonged to the Package Division Directors and regional coordinators. Hoffa oversaw and advised the Directors. Accusing someone of “selling out” without actual evidence is no different than when some jackass manager accuses a teamster of stealing time because the manager doesn’t like the over allowed reflected on a drivers W.O.R. It’s fair to be critical of the quality of someone’s work. It’s not fair to accuse someone of betrayal or dishonesty because you find fault in the job they performed. Give our union leaders the same benefit of the doubt we expect management and arbitrators to give our brothers and sisters.</p><p></p><p>Again. I’m not here to convince anyone to vote YES or NO on this contract. It would be inappropriate of me to encourage a YES or NO vote to anyone who is not a member of my local union. I am here to encourage people to vote for your leaders, trust and support them in dealing with the employers, fairly criticize their work if you choose and cast your ballots. Not liking someone or the contracts they produce is no reason to accuse them of dishonesty. Those unsubstantiated claims only benefit the opponents of organized labor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TIMN, post: 5662910, member: 106937"] My point is simply we all have a right to judge the product of our leaders work and if that product is not satisfactory criticize the work. Nothing wrong with being critical of Hoffa’s work if you believe it to be warranted. To say he or anyone else “sold us out” is to say he intentionally negotiated poor contracts for personal gain which he did not. Quite frankly, he was not actually overly involved in day to day negotiations with UPS. That job belonged to the Package Division Directors and regional coordinators. Hoffa oversaw and advised the Directors. Accusing someone of “selling out” without actual evidence is no different than when some jackass manager accuses a teamster of stealing time because the manager doesn’t like the over allowed reflected on a drivers W.O.R. It’s fair to be critical of the quality of someone’s work. It’s not fair to accuse someone of betrayal or dishonesty because you find fault in the job they performed. Give our union leaders the same benefit of the doubt we expect management and arbitrators to give our brothers and sisters. Again. I’m not here to convince anyone to vote YES or NO on this contract. It would be inappropriate of me to encourage a YES or NO vote to anyone who is not a member of my local union. I am here to encourage people to vote for your leaders, trust and support them in dealing with the employers, fairly criticize their work if you choose and cast your ballots. Not liking someone or the contracts they produce is no reason to accuse them of dishonesty. Those unsubstantiated claims only benefit the opponents of organized labor. [/QUOTE]
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